International Gaming & Wagering Business (IGWB) Magazine is the oldest and most-respected business-to-business gaming publication and the only one that covers every industry sector (casino, tribal, bingo, pari-mutuel, online gaming) on the global scale.

IGWB is known for its in-depth features and independent, unbiased and educational editorial on gaming market trends and developments from around the world. The magazine provides top-level decision-making executives a clear window in which to view industry changes and successfully take their companies into the future.

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High Tide in Atlantic City
by James Rutherford

Summertime in Atlantic City and the living’s supposed to be easy — sun, surf, salt water taffy, charter buses bursting at the seams with day-trippers, the endless jangle of 35,000 slot machines.

But last summer was anything but, thanks to the pasting inflicted by the new racetrack slots in Philadelphia and New York. This summer add the fallout from the mortgage meltdown, which has screwed credit into the ground, and the combination of a slumping economy and rising fuel costs and a partial smoking ban which in a few months will be a total smoking ban and Atlantic City’s casinos are swimming in even rougher seas.

“It’s very difficult for any market to handle one challenge, this market’s having to handle four,” said industry analyst Harvey Perkins. “And only one was known, which was the competition factor. The rest nobody knew was coming, unless your name is Kreskin.” ...

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International Gaming & Wagering Business (IGWB) Magazine has been the gaming industry's worldwide leading publication for over 25 years. Each issue of IGWB is written for executives worldwide in every segment of the legalized gaming industry, including casinos, lottery, parimutuel, Internet, bingo/keno and charitable gaming.

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International Gaming & Wagering Business reaches executives worldwide in every segment of the gaming industry, including casinos, lottery, pari-mutuel, Internet, bingo, charitable and online gaming, so its readers can better understand the gaming industry and identify the trends that can impact future business strategy.

It covers established gaming centers such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, London and Australia along with newer venues such as Mississippi, Quebec and the U.S. Indian community. Features focus on the information needs of gaming executives, providing news and advice on marketing, regulation, finance, new products, security, legislation, and new venues.

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